I still remember the day when I gave my JEE 2017. My centre was one of NITs and my expectation had also melt down from IIT to NIT post my test series results. From the dream of getting into one of the IITs, now I was ready to settle for any of the NIT.

I entered the examination hall at around 8 AM. As is customary, my father dropped me at the centre even though I could have easily gone by myself. I had crammed all the shortcuts and formulae for JEE(Main). It was time to apply those. Question papers were distributed at around 9:20 AM and exam started at 9:30 AM sharp. As soon as I got the paper, I realised that questions this time were different from previous JEE questions. I had obviously taken the previous tests multiple times. I thought it was good as it would take the cutoff down.

I started my paper with math’s section. I generally follow the sequence of Maths, Chemistry & Physics. This is because, for me, Mathematics is the toughest section in paper, followed by Physics and Chemistry.I start with Maths as it requires most time and analysis, Chemistry in between provides a breather. Chemistry is more of a fact based exam. You either know it or you do not.

Mathematics section was tougher than expected. I was done with Mathematics with 20 minutes before half time. Then, I switched to Chemistry. Chemistry was easy and most of it was directly from NCERT. So, if anyone is planning take JEE(main) in future,be very thorough with NCERT. One should be clear with all the concepts and formulae mention in the NCERT book. Conceptual clarity is a must to answer the question. I had an hour to spare for Physics. Physics questions were of intermediate difficulty level. There were few questions which were testing multiple concepts together; let’s say the friction and buoyant force.

These are following pointers which I want to share with other JEE aspirants-

1)It’s very important to know when to give up. There were times when I thought I had the answer if I devoted little extra time. But rather than devoting too much time on one question and risking others, I would simply flag these questions to review later.

2)If you do not know an answer. You may also try to eliminate the options that you know for sure are wrong. Out of 4, if you can eliminate 3 choices, you have your answer. If you eliminate 2, you have better odds even if you take a guess. Always take an informed guess. Blind guessing is NOT advisable at all.

3)It is very important to keep a time check. Every hour, take a minute break and assess your progress and recalibrate your speed accordingly.

Finally, the bell rang. It was 12 noon. Invigilator was standing infront of my desk. I requested him to give me few extra seconds so that I could mark few of the Maths questions that I had left for review. But he insisted and snatched the answer sheet.

I came out of the exam centre and my parents were waiting outside. They had the most clichéd question that every parent ask, “Kaisa Hua?”. I also replied how everyone else does, “Theek hua”. Then we strolled around the campus. The campus was huge with greenery all around. There were multiple hostels and academic blocks and it was all very luring. But somewhere in my mind I was still juggling through the questions. There were few questions where I had got the unit wrong or forgot to divide the sum by 2 to get the final answer.

My parents were busy talking to students presently studying in NIT. The journalist in them had taken the driver’s seat and they interviewed students about various branches, the faculty, the facilities, the food in mess, their branch, their CGPA and last but not the least, the PLACEMENTS.

After all this, we finally went back to home. Later in the evening, I checked my tentative score. There was detailed solution available on JEEtips.com website. After evaluating the paper, I was very thankful to the invigilator. The Maths section was tricky one and I would have scored negative if I would have taken wild guesses at the eleventh hour.My score is good enough to get me into one of the better institutes in India.

The following is the list of top 100 Engineering and Research institutes in 2017 as per the rank-list released by National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Human Resource Development). This list evaluates colleges on the basis of Teaching, Learning & Resources quality. IIT Ropar tops the list followed closely by the numero uno, IIT Madras.

I am angry. Very very angry. And my anger has its reason. Sample this. The IIT-JEE results come out, each year. And with them come the claims of most of the coaching institutes that the toppers of these exams were their own students. Is it humanely possible that each one of these toppers could have studied at all these coaching institutes at the same time in the same year?

Each year these institutes lay claim on the respective toppers and top hundred rankers of the various coaching institutes. And it is highly possible that most of the top hundred students might have been their students, but where I disagree is the claim that they lay on the top few rankers.

The concern is because India is a country where the age old theory of that what bells – sells (Jo dikhta hai wahi bikta hai) is widely accepted. The parents want their child to be the toppers in all the competitive exams that they appear. And so they are sent to concentration camps which exist primarily in KOTA! And coaching institute they choose is widely based on the ad that these institutes place in various electronic and print media.

The problem that arises here is any institute, by paying the toppers some amount of money registers them as their own students and this is where it misleads the common man! (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/State-toppers-roll-in-wealth/articleshow/8669957.cms)

The parents also admit their own wards into the same institute with the hope that someday he/she too shall make them proud! Aren’t they misguided? So who is to be blamed? The coaching institutes which pay money and buy these toppers and their statements or the toppers themselves who to a point mislead their juniors, the appearing students?

A mother never lays claim on the success of her child, if the child does not bother to thank her! She still wants her child to have the best of life. But what is evident from these so called educational coaching centers that they are hardly concerned with the education they impart. This system is like the slow parasite which is surely and steadily weakening the education that we are proud of! What should bother us more is that these competitive exams toppers are that top cream layer of the millions who fill forms and sit for these exams. And if they endorse the wrong institute just for money, chaos is ensured. Somebody just needs to tell them the very well understood but rarely used fact that “With great power comes great responsibility.”

This practice is really pathetic and needs immediate addressing. Of course no rules can be applied to it, but the toppers themselves should abstain from promoting such fake money minting agencies. I do not understand as to how their soul allows them to sell their hard work of the entire year or two to these cheap idiots. This not only baffles me but also raises doubts over the mindset with which these students burn the midnight lamp oil.

I have never been a topper of any of the competitive exams till date. But these conditions raise a certain doubt in my mind on how the brain pattern of these students works.

And if it is bound to be in the way we see it these days, I quit the desire to top.

The following is the list of top 100 Engineering and Research institutes in 2017 as per the rank-list released by National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Human Resource Development). This list evaluates colleges on the basis of outreach and inclusivity. IIT Madras tops the list.

The following is the list of top 100 Engineering and Research institutes in 2017 as per the rank-list released by National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Human Resource Development). This list evaluates colleges on the basis of research, professional practice and collaborative performance. IIT Bombay tops the list followed closely by the numero uno, IIT Madras.

Don’t follow the crowd. Pursue your passion. Students generally have craze for computer science or electronics, but what one needs to realize is that the branch one chooses would become one’s profession and would remain for life-time. So select your branch judiciously, follow your instincts. No branch is good or bad. Every branch has infinite opportunities and possibilities. If a person who is inclined towards mechanical designs opts for computer Science just under peer pressure, he might repent his decision for ever.

Every branch has its own pros and cons. Electrical, Civil and Mechanical engineering are core branches and are evergreen. Computer Science and Electronics has seen a huge boom in the recent years. Biotechnology, aerospace and industrial engineering have incredible demand abroad. So the point which we want to drive home is, if you are a good engineer, no matter whatever branch you may belong to, you would be placed at par with anyone.

Generally during counseling, we are in dilemma whether to go to our dream college or to pursue our dream course. Ofcourse if one gets both together, one can’t ask for anything better. But that is not the case always. In such situations many students compromise with branch and opt for a good college or vice-versa. AIEEENOW recommends you to be flexible in your approach. Try to get the branch of your choice in a reputed college. Always give preference to your branch but make sure that you don’t compromise with the college too much. In the end, it’s the reputation of the college that makes your degree worthy.

In case you find yourself compromising too much with both the branch and college, there is some serious flaw in your planning and approach and you need to consult JEEtips

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